Firaq Gorakhpuri
mujh ko maara hai har ik dard o dava se pahle
di saza ishq ne har jurm-o-khata se pahle
atish-e-ishq bhadakti hai hava se pahle
hont julte hain mohabbat men dua se pahle
fitne barpa hue har ghuncha-e-sar-basta se
khul gaya raz-e-chaman chak-e-qaba se pahle
chaal hai bada-e-hasti ka chhalakta hua jaam
ham kahan the tire naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa se pahle
ab kami kya hai tire be-sar-o-samanon ko
kuchh na tha teri qasam tark-e-vafa se pahle
ishq-e-bebak ko daave the bahut khalvat men
kho diya saara bharam sharm-o-haya se pahle
khud-bakhud chaak hue pairahan-e-lala-o-gul
chal gai kaun hava bad-e-saba se pahle
ham-safar rah-e-adam men na ho taron-bhari raat
ham pahunch jaenge is abla-pa se pahle
parda-e-sharm men sad-barq-e-tabassum ke nisar
hosh jaate rahe nairang-e-haya se pahle
maut ke naam se darte the ham ai shauq-e-hayat
tu ne to maar hi daala tha qaza se pahle
be-takalluf bhi tira husn-e-khud-ara tha kabhi
ik ada aur bhi thi husn-e-ada se pahle
ghaflaten hasti-e-fani ki bata dengi tujhe
jo mira haal tha ehsas-e-fana se pahle
ham unhen pa ke ‘firaq’ aur bhi kuchh khoe gae
ye takalluf to na the ahd-e-vafa se pahle
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